Information about #97998E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #97998E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 153, 142) — 59.2% red, 60% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 4 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97998E presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Proton (#96988C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Friar Grey (#98958D) and Archive Grey (#9A9991).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(151, 153, 142)), which gives #97998E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#97998E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#97998E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#97998E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#97998E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Battleship Grey

#848482
Grey

#808080

#97998E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#97998E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8F9799
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8F9991
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#998F92
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Nearest named colors to #97998E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

#97998E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97998E
  • RGB151, 153, 142
  • CMYK1, 0, 4, 40
  • CSSrgb(151, 153, 142)
  • HSL71°, 5%, 58%
  • HSL Precise70.909°, 5.116%, 57.843%
  • HSV71°, 7%, 60%
  • HSB71°, 7%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.600, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.600, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.600, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID97998E
  • DECIMAL ID9935246
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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